Base Power x AITX Talent Hackathon

In collaboration with Base Power

Sep 25–27, 2026
100 attendees
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Base Power HQ— Austin, TX

What We Did

A 48-hour hiring hackathon at Base Power HQ during Deep Tech Week, where engineers built across three tracks with judges from the Base engineering team. Supported by Thrive Capital and a16z.

Tracks & Prizes

Open Grid Data

Find something useful in the Texas grid's real-time and historical data: prices, load, generation mix, and outages.

Orchestration

Build a system that coordinates many independent agents, jobs, or workers, and holds up when pieces fail.

Most Commercializable

Build something that could be a real product, with a named customer and a clear problem to solve.

Sponsors

Thrive Capitala16z